The book with no pictures by B. J. Novak

We read this book yesterday in our first reading session for the year. Here is a video of part of the book being read by it's author B. J. Novak.

There is more than 1 way to read a book:

Pass the Pep Talk

Last year some of us learnt about being bucket fillers, this year it's all about the pep talk. The definition of a pep talk is above but I think the best way to describe it is to hear one: 

Apart from being funny and good dancer the kid president has some pretty cool things to say:

If life is a game, aren't we all on the same team?

Don't stop believing unless your dream is stupid...then you should just get a better dream. 

What will you create when you make the world awesome? 

This is our time.

We can cry about it, or we can dance about it. 

You were made to be awesome.

Do you agree with what he says?

What would you say to someone in your pep talk? 

Can our A+ goals be good pep talks? 

2015: A change is as good as a holiday!

Nau mai Haere Mai

You might have noticed a few changes... over the next few days and weeks I (Whaea Alice) will be changing quite a few things around on the blog - including it's name! It's almost the start of a new school year and we will have so much more to share and show on our blogs this year so I'm making some space.

Luckily this blog is not like my teacher's cupboard and it's never too full and I don't have to throw anything out!
Team Truffula  if you are looking for our WOW work page or your Kids Blogs, the links are now at the bottom of the right hand column under '2014 Pages'.

See you all soon,

Whaea Alice

Our Book Recommendations

Here are some of the books that didn't make it onto our padlet a few weeks ago. Check it out for some holiday reading:


Team Truffula's Book Recommendations 2014 on PhotoPeach

A winter christmas narrative

Thanks again for the idea Literacy Shed:Christmas Shed!

It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas...

This week, we are going to use some music to inspire us in our writing.

This is another great idea from the Literacy Shed: The Christmas Shed
Click on the link and scroll down to the part of the page that looks like this:

Thinking Questions for Sound Clip #1 

1. What time of year does it remind you of?
2. Is the song quick or slow?
3. What do you expect people to be doing if this was background music?
4. Why do you think this?

A Taniwha in the Garden

Look what we found in the Maori medicinal garden this afternoon...